The Official Streetlight Manifesto/Catch 22/BOTAR Thread

[Jessizzle]

yeah they changed their name when they signed to stomp.

[Aficionado]

Oh I see. I like those guys. Really relaxing and something to groove to.

[DougJI]

I'm part of the e-choke scene =D. Just bought HSH's CD. It's spectacular.

[Aficionado]

Hey Jessizzle have you ever gone to the dungeon? I imagine you have.

[Jessizzle]

Hey Jessizzle have you ever gone to the dungeon? I imagine you have.

hah yeah i promote there for Will ( the owner) . iv been going for years, finally started working there a bit, but im too busy till summer to promote at the moment.

and doug, are you going on that montreal trip then?
uh i believe the good times are planning it, or atleast i know Matt is..?

[Aficionado]

Isn't Will the new owner? Are you going on the 16th The Johnstones, Keepin 6and The expos are playing. I myself might not be able to considering exams are coming and my parents are strict about my marks. (Probably because I'm a brown kid who's parents are doctors and pharmacists, respectively)

[SkaRobotArmy]

yea, toronto is sweet. flatliners got signed to fat wreck a while ago.

[Aficionado]

Scumpunch is such a good ****ing song.

[Jessizzle]

Isn't Will the new owner? Are you going on the 16th The Johnstones, Keepin 6and The expos are playing. I myself might not be able to considering exams are coming and my parents are strict about my marks. (Probably because I'm a brown kid who's parents are doctors and pharmacists, respectively)

yee i work for will, and i should be going assuming i got the night off work.
and if you go to the dungeon ska shows, you probly know me, im jess and im always drunk.

[IgniteYourAvail]

im jess and im always drunk.

ur kool

[Jessizzle]

ur kool

lol its true though.

[Aficionado]

I don't really know. I'm just skanking most of the time. I'm the brown kid skanking. You can't miss me.

[Jessizzle]

the only brown kid i know at shows is really cool and helps me walk sometimes, but i dont think he lives in pickerjax...

it was either toronto or sauga...

[Aficionado]

Well I probably can't go to the 16th show because of exams. So next time some ska bands are playing im there.

[DougJI]

hah yeah i promote there for Will ( the owner) . iv been going for years, finally started working there a bit, but im too busy till summer to promote at the moment.

and doug, are you going on that montreal trip then?
uh i believe the good times are planning it, or atleast i know Matt is..?

Its hard to resist getting shitwrecked for 4 or 5 days straight, but I dont think I'm going.

Theres a sick show shaping up june 29th. Big Man Himself, Stop Drop and Skank, Missisauga Rude Boys, and my band. At the Kathedral. Should be sick.

Oh man, im so psyched up for Highschool Heists last show, their cd is amazing.

[Catchthe22]

Just ordered tickets for July 5th show in Royal Oak. Gonna be a sick show. I have yet to see streetlight...and less than jake...and aaa(i dont care about them though). And of course RBF is always a good time.

[Henrik]

AAA Rule! Check them out if you haven't.

[AIRIC]

NO COLOR NO RACE NO RELIGION NO CREED NO REASON TO HATE WHY CANT YOU SEE!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!


:thumb:

[Liebensaft]

NO COLOR NO RACE NO RELIGION NO CREED NO REASON TO HATE WHY CANT YOU SEE!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!


:thumb:

Hah. That's like one of their only songs I know. It's not bad, but it's just not what I really enjoy listening to anymore.

[Catchthe22]

Streetlight has mentioned at their show on July 3rd that they have finished recording and the album is now getting mixed....Hello fall.


ps i see them tomarrow :)

[thunderzstruck]

yesyesyes!
thats great news : )

im seeing streetlight/less than jake (etcetc) aug 14 with my girlfriend and like ten other friends. It's gonna be amazing

[DougJI]

New streetlight material is imminent....

new recordings at least, and at least one new song will become available soon... (as in a day or two)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_Manifesto_Self_Titled

[Liebensaft]

Maybe it'll appreciate in value if it's that limited. If they still have 'em on July 13, I'll look into getting one.

[DougJI]

im hoping the point/counterpoint keasbey mashup is more than just them splicing the two recordings together. if it is, ive already done that, and i will be irritated.

[asdf]

New streetlight material is imminent....

new recordings at least, and at least one new song will become available soon... (as in a day or two)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streetlight_Manifesto_Self_Titled
I want that.

Now I really am upset that I'm not going to their upcoming show :(

[thunderzstruck]

new recordings at least, and at least one new song will become available soon... (as in a day or two)


how'd you figure that?

[DougJI]

how'd you figure that?

well i figure at some point, someone is going to take the vinyls and transfer them to their computer.

But it appears to be a hoax... ah well.

[DougJI]

TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY FOR THE AUGUST 26TH SHOW!

http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/10003EE5B79298A5?artistid=905801&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=60

[asdf]

well i figure at some point, someone is going to take the vinyls and transfer them to their computer.

But it appears to be a hoax... ah well.
If I were to get it, I'd do that right away.

Are you sure it's a Hoax?

[DougJI]

If I were to get it, I'd do that right away.

Are you sure it's a Hoax?

face book group im on told me they didnt have any records for sale when they went.

[asdf]

Aw that's lame.

[thunderzstruck]

ah that sucks
i was hoping for a summer release for the album because listening to ska in the winter just seems... wrong

[Danger Bird]

lol why would anyone start that hoax?

[Aficionado]

I was so excited for a second.

[SkaRobotArmy]

well i've been hoping for this since i bought the last one, and they've been saying its coming since the fall i think. so it IS due, they guaranteed it by the summer i think.

[_JR]

i doubt anyone remembers me, i posted here frequently a while back.

anyway i saw streetlight last night in milwaukee. Tomas announced that the record is completly finished, they've sent it in and it is currently being mastered.
they played 2 or 3 new songs. stuff is great

[asdf]

*excited*

[thunderzstruck]

*excited beyond all belief*

[DougJI]

it will be out by christmas, my money is personally on september, just in time for their fall tour :P

[thunderzstruck]

whoa fall tour? Are they going to headline that one? I didn't know about this

too much good news in such a short time
im about to implode

[asdf]

They need to headline. Last time I saw them Headline was in 2004. I didn't know them at the time but a friend told me to go, and I am so glad I did. It was in a small local venue, it was packed, the floor was moving so much from all the dancing, and the music was fantastic.

[thunderzstruck]

yeah i saw them a year ago but it was reel big fish headlining and this year again, reel big fish

i want to see them play for more than a half an hour damnit!
cause to be honest, i really dont care for reel big fish or less than jake.. meh

[asdf]

yeah, same here. I saw them on that tour as well, and it was good, but short and not as great as when I saw them the first time.

[Danger Bird]

I've never seen SM :upset:

[Anarcho Poser]

ah that sucks
i was hoping for a summer release for the album because listening to ska in the winter just seems... wrong

listening to ska is never wrong.

[Aficionado]

listening to ska is never wrong.

QFT

But he does have a point. I dunno, skanking in the snow and cold doesn't seem right to me.

[Jessizzle]

its better in the cold, you keep yerself warm, i once held a skankin on ice contest... drunk...

[Aficionado]

I wish I was there.

[Jessizzle]

ska fest 06.

and you suck for not comming tonight.....

andd IM BUYING STREETLIGHT TICKETS NEXT WEEK,

theyre gonna sell out, so yeah you should too.

[DougJI]

ska fest 06.

and you suck for not comming tonight.....

andd IM BUYING STREETLIGHT TICKETS NEXT WEEK,

theyre gonna sell out, so yeah you should too.

erm.... they were released today...



if i cant get one, ill be coming to you jessaliscious =D

[Jessizzle]

i know they were released today, i dont have time to go downtown till next week.

[SkaRobotArmy]

buy them on the internets! i got 4 at like 10:05 this morning.

www.ticketmaster.ca

getcho mommy's credit cawds.

[Kithkin]

Still more excited for the 2 asob shows in September and the new BTMI album.

I've seen Streetlight twice as headliners. Their first 3 shows in 2004 and then the tour with Whole Wheat Bread... probably in 2005.

[Catchthe22]

saw them last night, and it was awesome. They played Impressed and a new song that wasnt on youtube. That song was really good and showed a dominant ska chord.

[Aficionado]

ska fest 06.

and you suck for not comming tonight.....

andd IM BUYING STREETLIGHT TICKETS NEXT WEEK,

theyre gonna sell out, so yeah you should too.


No, the wedding sucks.

Ska fest 06 was pretty sick...

[Jessizzle]

man, if you were there, then you must of met me. because i met everyone that night, three times.

[ert90]

Saw Streetlight the other night in Michigan. Good stuff. They played around 3 new songs, and Tomas said the new album is recorded and just needs to be mixed and things of that nature.

[asdf]

Where in Michigan? I wanted to be at the show in Grand Rapids, but I was in another state.

[ert90]

Where in Michigan? I wanted to be at the show in Grand Rapids, but I was in another state.

I was at the GR show.

[asdf]

Sweet. The Intersection is a good venue.

[KennethBisson]

I'm buying streetlight tix this weekend for cleveland. They're playing at one of our smaller venues, not like House of Blues last time. In my opinion, they have taken ska, and turned it into a serious genre of music. And I reward them for that. It's become more sophistocated, and serious. However, I still do enjoy the fun ska. Which is why with Reel Big Fish, Less Than Jake, Streetlight Manifesto, and Against All Authority (eh), this should be the best show I've ever been to.

[incubass]

^ i just came back from that show and it was AMAZING. AAA was nothing special all the songs sound the same(fast punk for verse/chorus, then a trumpet interlude). Next was SM after some technical difficulties they played awesome, the whole crowd was singin everyword besides for the 2 new songs they played. The RBF was up and they have to have the best stage presnce of any band ever, they played really tight. they did a fews songs off thier new album and they started the show with sellout which is unusual. Then LTj was on but i didnt stay fo them since i saw them less than 2 months ago.

[CombatRock]

I just got back from thier show, it was alright Streetlight didnt play that much only like 45 minutes but they did good, AAA sucked and so did Reel Big Fish. It was meehh..

[Twin Human Highway Flares]

I half want to see this tour but
A) Bad venue/expensive as s'hit
B) Want to see Streetlight headline.

Meh. I dunno.

[CombatRock]

I would save your money and wait till Streetlight headlines are tour.

[asdf]

When I saw streetlight headline it was cheaper than when I saw them with RBF, one of the reasons the first show was better.

I wish that the Gig Diary thread wasn't deleted by hackers, because I'm pretty sure I wrote a review of the show in there.

[Jessizzle]

yeep, im seeing them headline for 14$ wooo

[Henrik]

Wow check Out their site!!!

Quote:
"(Oh, and check back here during the week for big, big, big news :-)"

that might mean that within a week or so they will anounce when the album will be out :p


I am sooo excited!!!!!


Since Against Me! got a lot worse a new release from Streetlight has been the one cd I have been looking forward to the most.

[Catchthe22]

good news for all those Toronto ska people here...though they may have already knew.

[IgniteYourAvail]

I am sooo excited!!!!!

You sound like a 14 year old girl who's excited for a John Mayer concert.

[Henrik]

You sound like a 14 year old girl who's excited for a John Mayer concert.

Haha! I don't care though, I have seriously never had such great expectations.

[Jessizzle]

good news for all those Toronto ska people here...though they may have already knew.

whats the good news? huh..

[Henrik]

They announced some Canada dates to the site, I guess that's what he means. But they are probably the same dates that you have been talking about for weeks.

[Jessizzle]

ahaha yeah iv had my tickets for weeks, and knew about the toronto show for a good couple weeks before it was annoucned.. im cool like that.

[SkaRobotArmy]

Omgz Jess!! Like Onlie 2 1\2 Weeks!

[M3LL0NC0LL13]

I'm seeing Streetlight on the 18th in Columbus. I saw them back in November in Pittsburgh (with RBF again). They were amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing them again, seeing as I've been a big fan for a little over a year now.

[Flagjacket]

Omgz Jess!! Like Onlie 2 1\2 Weeks!

phail

[DougJI]

http://media.putfile.com/Flailing-with-a-9mm-and-a-Three-Piece-Suit-and-Failing
http://media.putfile.com/Heres-to-if-and-when-we-Rise-to-Life
http://media.putfile.com/Moments-of-Silence-and-Violence
http://media.putfile.com/The-Big-Sleep-Goes-On-and-On-and-On
http://media.putfile.com/PointKeasbey-NightsCounterpoint

streetlight fans rejoice and hail me!

[antihippy]

does anyone here have the SM version of here's to life?

[Henrik]

I think most people do :)

You can listen to it in Doug's post.

[antihippy]

i really want it in mp3 though. i was thinking of playing the trombone for class, and i need the track to back me.

[Henrik]

well if you can use aac files then I have it for you.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QRNMLQHJ

[SkaRobotArmy]

my friend and i took gr 9 music and played the bone when we're in grade 12, top 3 favourite classes.

[Danger Bird]

http://media.putfile.com/Flailing-with-a-9mm-and-a-Three-Piece-Suit-and-Failing
http://media.putfile.com/Heres-to-if-and-when-we-Rise-to-Life
http://media.putfile.com/Moments-of-Silence-and-Violence
http://media.putfile.com/The-Big-Sleep-Goes-On-and-On-and-On
http://media.putfile.com/PointKeasbey-NightsCounterpoint

streetlight fans rejoice and hail me!

I don't get it.

[antihippy]

well if you can use aac files then I have it for you.

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QRNMLQHJ

thanks alot for that. :)

whao, it's on everything goes numb? it wasn't on my copy.

[Catchthe22]

liar!

[SkaRobotArmy]

track #8

[DougJI]

I don't get it.

The songs are mixed together the way the play it live, except for heres to life/if and when we rise again which i made up :P

[Henrik]

thanks alot for that. :)

whao, it's on everything goes numb? it wasn't on my copy.
hehe where did you get that copy?

[antihippy]

hehe where did you get that copy?

R&M's DU. :p but i'm gonna try to get the real thing sometime soon.

[thunderzstruck]

yesyesyes

seein streetlight manifesto tomorrow. Second time seeing them. About 15 friends are coming with total. It's gonna be amaaaazing

:):):)

[Catchthe22]

best parts of a show is when you lose your friend(s) in the crowd and then 10 minutes later you see them and you are both sweaty singin your lungs out.

[Mr Benners]

New official band website appears to be up, in summary:

Record finished
Title, release date and samples this month
Official video
Headline tour plans in next few weeks
Overseas tours announced before September

AWESOME

[antihippy]

HELL YEAH!

hopefully the overseas tour includes australia.

[Mr Benners]

It mentions going to places that SM have never toured in before, so maybe you'll be lucky!

[StreetlightRock]

omgomgomgogmomg. I just saw the wesite and came staright here. It was taking longer than usual to load and i was already like omgomgomgogmomg. So technically, because i'm more excited after actually having seen the page, i should be like OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG. My Vocabularity is awesome. And yea. YAY.

[Jessizzle]

im seeing them in like 12 days. maybe they will release it in toronto... cause they love toronto.. hahah

[thunderzstruck]

OMGOMGOMG i just saw that. yesyesyes what a great day

and im seeing them today!
:)

[Henrik]

New websites looks good.

So what do you guys think about them making a video? I can't really se any reason why they should do so.
Other than that it probably doesn't matter, as long as they don't get enormously big.

[Catchthe22]

you shouldnt be scared about a band getting big. Just be scared if they start to suck. Im happy they are making a video.

[Henrik]

I like when bands play at smaller venues, that's all. And I would really hate it if Streetlight got as big as Reel Big Fish or maybe Less Than Jake.

And seriously, many bands seem to become a lot worse when they get bigger for some reason.

I don't know how many times I've heard the sentence: "Yeah that band rules but you should definitely start up with their debut, it's their best effort".
Or: "That band ruled....once!

[StreetlightRock]

Happy Thoughts Happy Thoughts Please.

[antihippy]

does anyone have the live version of here's to life with the special intro?

[thunderzstruck]

no, but on botar's EP its on there

[SkaRobotArmy]

yea, tomas's artwork is really cool. i love all their shirt designs and poster and stuff so i bet the video will be awesome.

[Henrik]

does anyone have the live version of here's to life with the special intro?

Do you mean this one? Dunno if it's that one, but it is awesome!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=54WW63YQ

[Jessizzle]

im not getting excited untill i have a copy in my hand..

[Catchthe22]

i already splooged in my pants :(

[Jessizzle]

seriously, theres nothing like getting your hopes up for nothing!

[StreetlightRock]

So much negativity here =( Breaks my Zen.

[Jessizzle]

hahh iv just been a streetlight fan for a very long time, and know just because its posted on their website, dosnt mean its gonna happen. iv been waiting for this album since like 2004...

[Henrik]

The Risc Group's store site is up again and something looks interesting.

http://www.theriscstore.com/

Try and look under "artists". Of course there is Streetlight and Botar. But a third name appears, and I have never heard of it: Dan Potthast?

Who or what is Dan Potthast ??? A new Risc Group project? Cause that would be cool.

[SkaRobotArmy]

i believe he is from MU330, the singer.

[asdf]

I believe Dan Potthast is a guy from MU330's solo project. I saw him in '04, so it's not new, probably just new to RISC.

Edit: beaten.

[Catchthe22]

saw that a couple days ago. gave some of his stuff a listen, it was okay. 2.5/5

[DougJI]

Does anyone have the BOTAR intro track? I've lost my CD and I can't find the track online anywhere.

[SkaRobotArmy]

i have the album i believe, slsk is WeAreTheFew106. my files are messy though, my comp won't let me fix them but it should be there.

[Kithkin]

It's weird that they have Potthast on the site but nothing available from him.

[antihippy]

Do you mean this one? Dunno if it's that one, but it is awesome!

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=54WW63YQ

that's it! thank you so much.

now i really, really wish that they would come to australia.

[thunderzstruck]

so the title of Streetlights new album is "somewhere in the between"

[Catchthe22]

wow, you beat me to it. I HATE THAT ALBUM TITLE, wait it is just an album title. i dont care.

[thunderzstruck]

i kinda like it
its not amazing but not bad i think

[SkaRobotArmy]

could totally do better, but i guess we'll see, i trust it will suit the album.

[DougJI]

the capitolization of the word 'The' makes the title amazing.

[asdf]

I don't really pay attention to album titles. All this means is that it's just a step closer to actually being released, which is cool.

It kind of sucks for streetlight manifesto, though, because when a first album like that gets so much critical acclaim, the second is bound to dissapoint, even if it's not bad.

[Jessizzle]

4sleeeeps till streeeetlight

[Catchthe22]

I actually don't mind the title, at least it makes you think a little, but of course it comes down to the music. If they called it "Butterscotch Love Puppies Make Me Sweat Perfection" then I might be concerned.

I hope overall the album is a big change from their last album. After 4 years from their last release it should be expected and I like when a band can constantly change. To me if a band doesn't change, their flare that excited me in the beginning keeps fading and fading until I don't even care to listen to the new stuff.

If I had to guess this album is going to be somewhere in the between of a 4 and a 4.5. Anyone else want to take a guess on how they think it is going to turn out?

[DougJI]

either a 1 or a 5. Either it will be better than their last album, which would make it absolutely amazing, or it will disappoint, and make it hard to rate it anything but a 1.

[thunderzstruck]

Everything Goes Numb is seriously one of my favourite albums ever. I probably have listened to it more than any other album I own. To be honest, I can't see it topping it so I am slightly scared for a disappointment but we'll have to see. I really hope every song is anthemtic in the same way EGN was.

[StreetlightRock]

Butterscotch Love Puppies Make Me Sweat Perfection

Best. Album. Title. Ever.

[Danger Bird]

I don't really care about the name of a streetlight album, lyrics and music are way more important.

[Jessizzle]

i dont get why people are getting so hyped up about an album.

[Catchthe22]

Best. Album. Title. Ever.

thanks. I made it up to be horrible, but it turned out to be the best thing ever.

edit: jess. I think you are lying.

[DougJI]

i dont get why people are getting so hyped up about an album.

It has massive potential, the band is amazing. (and you're lying :P)

Am I the only one who would like to see a slow Streetlight song?

[thunderzstruck]

It has massive potential, the band is amazing. (and you're lying :P)

Am I the only one who would like to see a slow Streetlight song?

a moment of silence has its moments as well does a better place a better time

[Aficionado]

A moment of silence, with a title like that should have its fairshare of slow parts. But hey thats just me.

[DougJI]

i didnt mean in that vein exactly... and I always kind of grouped a moment of silence/violence together as one song...

[Jessizzle]

a moment of silence is probly my favourite on the album.

[DougJI]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEw0uCFHeIk

somewhere near the end you can hear the line "somewhere in the between"

hello title track

[SkaRobotArmy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qVXmidALDg&mode=related&search=

hope they do something like this, but with everyone cause the drummer and bass player totally deserve one too.

[antihippy]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qVXmidALDg&mode=related&search=

hope they do something like this, but with everyone cause the drummer and bass player totally deserve one too.

tom should also give us a little solo.

their trombonist is such a cool guy.

[Henrik]

Who is the big black guy? A new member or?

[thunderzstruck]

their trumpet player

[SkaRobotArmy]

he was a different big black guy before, i remember asking him why they never use wireless mics for their horns. they go through members like no other band.

[thunderzstruck]

yeah i always wondered the reason for that. do you think a steady line up would help the quality maybe?

[Henrik]

their trumpet player
:) Yeah I kinda figured that out, but the last time I checked the trumpet player looked completely different.
Why do they keep changing members?

[_JR]

http://streetlightmanifesto.com/

surprise

[DougJI]

:) Yeah I kinda figured that out, but the last time I checked the trumpet player looked completely different.
Why do they keep changing members?

Stuart Karmatz left and was replaced by Paul Lowndes
Jim Conti took the place of Pete Sibilia.
Paul Lowndes left so Chris Thatcher joined the band as his replacement, and has been with Streetlight ever since.
On the album, Jamie Egan played both trumpet and trombone, but as he would not be able to do this live Mike Soprano joined on trombone.

Josh Ansley announced his departure to pursue an acting career. Chris Paszik performed in his place.

Egan left to spend more time with his family and concentrate on his music teaching job at North Brunswick High School in North Brunswick, New Jersey. Delano Bonner came in to play trumpet.

Dan Ross had planned to leave after the The Ska Is Dead 2 to pursue a business career, and was forced to leave early just before the end of the tour due to a family crisis.[11] He has been replaced by Mike Brown.

Sometime between December 3, 2006 and July 3rd, 2007, Delano Bonner left the band. Sometime before the recording of Streetlight's new untitled album, Matt Stewart took over Delano's spot at trumpet.

(In order of departure)

1. Stuart Karmatz - Drums (no reason given)
2. Pete Sibilia - Tenor Saxophone (no reason given)
3. Paul Lowndes - Drums (left? no reason given)
4. Josh Ansley - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals (acting career)
5. Jamie Egan - Trumpet/Trombone (family and teaching job)
6. Dan Ross - Alto and Baritone Saxophone (business career/family crisis)
7. Chris Paszik - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals (not even mentioned)
8. Delano Bonner - Trumpet (no reason given)


Matt Stewart on trumpet (Joined July 2007)
Mike Brown on alto and baritone saxophone (May 2005)
Jim Conti on alto and tenor saxophone (was on EGN)
Tomas Kalnoky on guitar and vocals (was on EGN)
Pete McCullaugh on the bass guitar (????)
Mike Soprano on trombone (was on original touring lineup)
Chris Thatcher on drums (was on original touring lineup)

So I mean the only real changes in the past few years have been Matt Stewart, Pete McCullaugh and (2 years previous) Mike Brown. Everyone else has been around since EGN/their first tour.

Id probably put it on something to do with the horn players not being able to live off of what they were getting paid because Tomas writes all the song (little if any portion of album sales)
Streetlight isn't huge.
They support their own tours and recording and whatnot.

Plus I'd have to say I might be a little ticked if I didn't make the kind of money I was expecting... It's always about money.

[DougJI]

http://streetlightmanifesto.com/

surprise

old news. you may have noticed everyone discussing the album title and what not =P

[thunderzstruck]

http://streetlightmanifesto.com/

surprise

wtf
you got me excited thinking there was something new announced
but it was just day old album title news : /

[SkaRobotArmy]

so the only truely original members are thomas and jim (maybe)?

because supposedly the original lineup was just a mash up of C22 and OCG but i'm not sure of the truth\accuracy in that.

[DougJI]

so the only truely original members are thomas and jim (maybe)?

because supposedly the original lineup was just a mash up of C22 and OCG but i'm not sure of the truth\accuracy in that.

Tomas Kalnoky, Jamie Egan, Mike Soprano, and Josh Ansley all came over from Catch 22 originally. From One Cool Guy there was Stuart Karmatz, Pete Sibilia, Dan Ross, and Chris Paszik.

[Kithkin]

Am I the only one who would like to see a slow Streetlight song?

Yes...

His voice is only really suitable to fast lyrics, which is why even his slow songs have fast lyrics.

It would be stupid of him to play to his weaknesses. If you want slow songs listen to the slackers.

[DougJI]

Yes...

His voice is only really suitable to fast lyrics, which is why even his slow songs have fast lyrics.

It would be stupid of him to play to his weaknesses. If you want slow songs listen to the slackers.

Supernothing on Smiles for Macavity was EXCELLENT. can hardly call that a weakness.

[SkaRobotArmy]

but it would be cool to just have a chillen slow song even if it were with fast vocals. As the footsteps die out starts slowish and thats not bad. in fact, most of that album is slowER than EGN anyway, though still not slow by most standards. but i think it would be possible and decent.

[antihippy]

but it would be cool to just have a chillen slow song even if it were with fast vocals. As the footsteps die out starts slowish and thats not bad. in fact, most of that album is slowER than EGN anyway, though still not slow by most standards. but i think it would be possible and decent.

a moment of silence is pretty slow.

[Kithkin]

Supernothing on Smiles for Macavity was EXCELLENT. can hardly call that a weakness.

It sounds like a weak falsetto, even though I'm pretty sure it isn't. The only good singing is at the end when he puts some energy into it.

If you didn't know the song, would you really think it was a good one?

[DougJI]

It sounds like a weak falsetto, even though I'm pretty sure it isn't. The only good singing is at the end when he puts some energy into it.

If you didn't know the song, would you really think it was a good one?

I can't answer that. I personally think yeah.

[Mr. Ron]

I just recently got into them. I got "everything goes numb" and I love it.

[DougJI]

ATTN!!!:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000V7FZQQ/

september 17th?

[Danger Bird]

wicked wawesome

[DougJI]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000V7FZQQ/

(just carrying it over to the next page)

[comptonassrobert]

delano's go? he was so cool :'[


oh well, i got to meet him :cool:

[Henrik]

Thanks Doug, that long post before was awesome!
I never really totally got hold of the member changing.

And I agree with Kith that tomas should stick with the fast lyrics.
September 17th? It seems way too soon when they haven't even announced it yet themselves.

[Jessizzle]

so im seeing streetlight tonight...

im sure i'll talk to the band, i'll try n get details about the release date.

[Henrik]

Rad. See if you can find out how many songs they have done too.


Oh and Jezz, you have exactly 7000 posts atm.

[SkaRobotArmy]

what are the show times again?

[Jessizzle]

8 10 for expos
9 for snips
10 for streetlight

COME SAY HI OKAY?

[DougJI]

look for the big fat kid wearing the highschool heist shirt and the checkered shoes and that will be me!

[Kithkin]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000V7FZQQ/

(just carrying it over to the next page)

Bah, it doesn't even have the right title.

[Teeb]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B000V7FZQQ/

(just carrying it over to the next page)

Wrong. Albums are always released on Tuesdays. The 17th is a Monday.

[DougJI]

toronto show.

Omfg... my brain...

I was the big ****ing huge kid who was skanking on stage with one shoe and then dove and nobody caught him.

I SKANKED NEXT TO TOMAS! =D

My brain hurts.

[Catchthe22]

you jumped on your head; i dont think you have a brain to hurt.

but at least you had a fun.

[DougJI]

you jumped on your head; i dont think you have a brain to hurt.

but at least you had a fun.

i actually jumped front wards and spun in mid air and landed feet first but i had too much momentum and splat!
it hurted.

[SkaRobotArmy]

probly not as bad as that fat chick at the end, she went down hard man. way hard.

super sick show though, i don't remember jim conti doing that much singing last time, and it disapointing that the other two didn't mics, the gang vocals were cooler before..

[Jessizzle]

oh god my body hurts so much, and i think my asshole lost its virginty...

i was front row center for streetlight, i had a shower, in sweat.. it was actually crazy how sweaty it was.

thanks a billion for the ticket dan..
i had an extra ticket, saved for my boi, someone offerd me 60$ for it, and i was like, no icant sell it before 8 30, cause thats mean.. the ****er, i have no idea where he is, no call not showing up.. so yeah.. i sold his ticket after the expos, only 20 but im not a dick whos gonna ask a kid with only 20 for more money.


so all in all, i think SLMs set was the best set iv ever seen.. but i dont really like the opera house.

[Catchthe22]

they announce anything different?

[Jessizzle]

just that the cds finally finished, i didnt even get a chance to go talk to the band, i knew so many people there i just chilled with friends.

Doug where did you end up going, i was with the bassist from TBMH for almost all of SLM, now where were YOU?

[SkaRobotArmy]

really? i thought the opera house was super sick, really cool stage and everything and the balcony was neat.

but mostly there was hardly any security, free to crowd surf and stage dive till you can't anymore.

[Aficionado]

I just wish that there was more room to skank! But that was a great show and I don't think I had ever sweated that much in my life. The new song was soooo good, and as soon as they played Everything goes numb came on I was going crazy.

DougJI, were you the kid who was suppose to crowd surf throughout the whole song while they played A moment of Violence?

Great show and a perfect way to end the summer.

[SkaRobotArmy]

yea for sure, that was a sweaty *** room though, even the floor was slippy.

[Aficionado]

I just wish they played Here's to Life and Dear Sergio. That would make it even better.

[sax_kid]

Man i saw them a couple days ago in montreal and it was amazing

[Danger Bird]

So they're going to do another tour now, right? Because they skipped Seattle :angry:

[Henrik]

I don't think I've ever heard someone from here saying that they'd experienced a bad Streetlight show. Everyone says that they are freaking awesome all the time.


I wanna see them too!!! I've decided that if they come to either northern Germany or anywhere in Sweden I will take the train or hitchhike or something like that.

[Aficionado]

You never know, maybe the release of a new album will mean international dates? You never know.

[Jessizzle]

they did play heres to life, as the encore!

[Aficionado]

LOL, did they? Damnit, I left right after The Big Sleep as my ride was leaving.

[Jessizzle]

that was like.. in the middle of the set i swear... or was that the third last song? i dont remember.

[Aficionado]

The big sleep was the last song.

[Jessizzle]

oh tru, there was an encore, it was the best song..

i didnt think they would do one, but the crowd was chanting so loud,they had to..

[Catchthe22]

It is my experience, that bands usually like doing encores if they are the last set of the night.

[Kithkin]

Opening bands that destroy sometimes do it too.

The Suburban Legends did an encore when they opened for Reel Big Fish when I saw them... 3 years ago? They blew RBF out of the water. This was back when Rump Shaker had just come out.

[SkaRobotArmy]

yea, even when they came with RBF people were chanting for encore but they couldn't cause of time.

they said they are coming to europe after the album comes out.

[Danger Bird]

Okay, but, there's supposed to be another US Streetlight tour, right?

[SkaRobotArmy]

he said see you all next summer i think. so they are doing europe real soon probly with a north american tour in support of the album.

[DougJI]

Doug where did you end up going, i was with the bassist from TBMH for almost all of SLM, now where were YOU?

I got ****ing rocked right from the beginning and went to the left, I ended up next to kalnoky and 3 songs later i got shoved into the skanking circle and ended up by matt steward before making it back into the centre just to the right of kalnoky. I kept my eyes open for you but you're so damn short.


DougJI, were you the kid who was suppose to crowd surf throughout the whole song while they played A moment of Violence?

No, I was the huge fat kid with one checkered shoe skanking next to tomas for like 5 seconds during Here's to life (which was the encore incidentally...) and then stage dove and ****ing died.

Failing Flailing was probably the best song of the night. I felt so ****ing cool when they played Watch it Crash and I knew all the words, Mike Brown (their bari-sax player) was like =O when he saw me singing all the words hahaha.

They played everything off of Everything Goes Numb except The Saddest Song, and they played Watch it Crash and Impressed, and there was 2 horn interlude solo jiggers. Personally I thought their worst song of the night was either We Are The Few or Point/Keasbey/Counterpoint. I didn't even realize what song they were playing till like a minute into We Are The Few.

[Henrik]

What is Watch it Crash? A new song I haven't heard?

[Aficionado]

Man I wish I was there for Here's To Life, why did I leave? Personally, I think they did A moment of silence very poorly. Oh and I saw when Mike Brown pointed at you, I think I was 2 rows behind you. Some asshole punk kept on pushing me, I yelled at him.

[Jessizzle]

a moment of silence is my favourite song..

and, how are you the ONE person i didnt see, honestly, i saw everyone except you..

[DougJI]

Man I wish I was there for Here's To Life, why did I leave? Personally, I think they did A moment of silence very poorly. Oh and I saw when Mike Brown pointed at you, I think I was 2 rows behind you. Some spatula punk kept on pushing me, I yelled at him.

That was me =D!

http://hs.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10335685586&oid=2204614282

Thats Watch it Crash/Mercy Me to whoever asked.

[Aficionado]

Don't have facebook anymore. I should really make an account JUST to view **** people send me through facebook.

[SkaRobotArmy]

were you in that clip? thats super good quality, what did you record that with?

i love that guitar, its got such a great ska tone but sounds so heavy and awesome when he wants it to.

[asdf]

That was me =D!

http://hs.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10335685586&oid=2204614282

Thats Watch it Crash/Mercy Me to whoever asked.You should upload the video to youtube (if you can) because I don't want to add the video application.

[ZaaR]

i saw streetlight 2 nights ago. it was a really awesome show. definately the best i've seen in a while. i was angry that they didn't bother to play the saddest song.

[DougJI]

were you in that clip? thats super good quality, what did you record that with?

i love that guitar, its got such a great ska tone but sounds so heavy and awesome when he wants it to.

I didnt record the video, it was posted in the group im in. You can see where Matt (bari sax) points at me at about 1:35-1:45 ish.

Im planning on buying his old guitar, (Ibanez AS83) and seeing if I can make it sound as sick as he gets his to.

[SkaRobotArmy]

i wish, but i bought an SG a few months back so i'm done with guitars for a while...
yea, i really really like saddest song but oh well. can't win 'em all.

what happens when you 'add an application' to your facebook, i just got mine sunday and am unfamiliar with it.

[Jessizzle]

thoes are the best videos iv seen yet, and you can see how packed the opera house was, and you can see how much everyone sucked at crowd surfing.

[Aficionado]

everyone sucked at crowd surfing

This is truth.

[Catchthe22]

what happens when you 'add an application' to your facebook, i just got mine sunday and am unfamiliar with it.

You get to that screen where there are 6 or so check boxes. Since it is video application you probably only want the first box checked (access my personal information). That basically means you can watch videos on facebook but your actual profile page wont change or give any clues that you have the application. Other applications are designed to be put on your profile page so for those ones you will want to check some of the other boxes.

[Cliche]

thoes are the best videos iv seen yet, and you can see how packed the opera house was, and you can see how much everyone sucked at crowd surfing.


Crowd surfing is for suckers anyways.

[Catchthe22]

I got kicked in the face at the RBF/LTJ/SM/AAA show I went to by a crowd surfer and got my 2nd bloody nose for the night. I couldnt get the blood stain completely out of my shirt that I got from Amsterdam :(

[Henrik]

Crowd Surfing can be very fun, but you know people have to know how to do it, when to do it and how often they should do it.
Too much crowd surfing at ska shows mostly sucks.

[Aficionado]

Too much moshing at a ska show sucks, thats what pissed me off about the show. Your not supposed to mosh. You're supposed to skank.

[Cliche]

I've been kicked in the face from surfers way too many times.

[Henrik]

Too much moshing at a ska show sucks, thats what pissed me off about the show. Your not supposed to mosh. You're supposed to skank.
This is very correct.
The moshing often starts at parts of some 3rd wave songs where they play powerchords instead of upbeats.

[Jessizzle]

i got punched in the face during the snips set, i think i was the only girl in the pit for awhile for a reason.

[SkaRobotArmy]

yea, but sometimes it is more fun to skank your way through the pit. but i mean, people can do whatever they feel like and like henrik said, with 3rd wave, theres usually heavier moshable parts too.

[Aficionado]

The snips SUCKED balls!

[Henrik]

Snippets of new SM songs!!!!!


http://www.streetlightmanifesto.com

It is very very short clips but it is still awesome to finally hear something new recorded.

[Liebensaft]

All three of those snippets sounded like they could have been from the same song. They could have picked better snippets.

I hope this album's half as good as their last.

[Henrik]

I think they sound pretty good. the second one though is so short that you can't really judge anything.

But Would You Be Impressed sounds very good even though I know it is too short to that I can actually know.

[Aficionado]

Sounds good.

[MBS]

Kalnoky's voice sounds different.... again.

edit - hm, any news on botar? i know tomas said they were looking for members and that the album would come out at the same time as streetlight's.

i've had this 50 dollars waiting to buy both of them in my bank in my room for a long time. =\

edit edit - a better place, a better time is my favorite song by streetlight, btw.

[lunchforthesky]

I just got into them, ska isn't usually my thing but Streetlight are brilliant.

[Danger Bird]

Me too probably, maybe A Moment of Silence. (to MBS)

I don't care that much about the album but the tour is great news, I hope I get to see them. I've missed the opportunity like 3 three times.

[SkaRobotArmy]

you might be confusing his voice with the sax players, he's doing a lot more vocals than before i believe and they sound very similar.

snippets all sound awesome, so at least we know it will be out before november...
and an australian RBF\LTJ\SM tour in the works for those that didn't get the clue...

[Danger Bird]

LTJ is Less Than Jake, no?

[Liebensaft]

Yeah. Less Than Jake.

When I saw them, they played for like six ****ing hours with this huge Price is Right thing. So dumb.

[Danger Bird]

Yeah, I'd never see RBF and LTJ just to see SM open. They're both really annoying.

[DougJI]

ive had the three snippets on repeat for about an hour now. im way too excited.

[DougJI]

Streetlight album leak is imminent... as in, within the day.

[thunderzstruck]

how do you know

[Henrik]

I'm not sure if I wanna download it before it's officially out.
I like to buy cd's by artists I really like. And a bought cd is never as good if you already downloaded it before.

[asdf]

Streetlight album leak is imminent... as in, within the day.
I doubt it.

[Liebensaft]

It will leak soon, I imagine. I'd give it a couple weeks or so. I'll keep my eyes out for it on OiNK.

[DougJI]

how do you know

inside resources.

someone who isnt victory or tomas k has the album is all i know.

[thunderzstruck]

ill refuse to listen to it until i have it on disc
its just not the same from when you first pop it into your car driving home from the record shop. Ska music on the computer? please, its community music :)

[asdf]

http://www.myspace.com/jabberjawisseriousbusiness

Last third is about Tomas and Streetlight. Plus I know Matt Wixon, so I thought it was pretty funny.

[DougJI]

http://www.myspace.com/jabberjawisseriousbusiness

Last third is about Tomas and Streetlight. Plus I know Matt Wixon, so I thought it was pretty funny.

you on skachilles?

[antihippy]

you might be confusing his voice with the sax players, he's doing a lot more vocals than before i believe and they sound very similar.

snippets all sound awesome, so at least we know it will be out before november...
and an australian RBF\LTJ\SM tour in the works for those that didn't get the clue...

hmmm, hope that the have solo shows in between the tour. don't like LTJ.

[AIRIC]

How can you guys judge anything from the snippets? This is bullshit

[DougJI]

Album Release date: November 13th 2007

Album art:
http://images.victoryrecords.com/albums/VR329.jpg

Track List:
1. We Will Fall Together
2. Down, Down, Down To Mephisto's Cafe
3. Would You Be Impressed
4. One Foot On The Gas, One Foot In The Grave
5. Watch It Crash
6. Somewhere In The Between
7. Forty Days
8. The Blonde Lead The Blind
9. The Receiving End Of It All
10.What A Wicked Gang Are We

[Catchthe22]

the art is cool. To me it represents the heavens, hell and earth in between. And it looks like Tomas's work.

[DougJI]

the art is cool. To me it represents the heavens, hell and earth in between. And it looks like Tomas's work.

Clouds on top

Ground in the middle

Fire On Bottom

[Danger Bird]

The art's not bad, it's a lot better then EGN

[AIRIC]

I think it's pretty cool.

[Jessizzle]

(L)jess and i'll save you the drama, if you save me a bottle says:
i dont care till i have a full album in my hands

[AIRIC]

What the **** are you talking about

[Jessizzle]

lol its copiedand pasted from me and dougs msn convo

im sayig, i dont care till i have a full album in my hand... whats not to getr